Me & Irene

I thought it might be a good idea to take a sec and let everyone know I am safe from the hurricane that is now making landfall in North Carolina. I started getting emails and tweets last night wishing me well and hoping for my safety. Thank you so much to all who’ve been looking at the storm map and thinking “wait a minute, I think I know someone there.”

I live just outside of Charlotte, about 300 miles inland from the Outer Banks. North Carolina is deceptively large. It’s breezy here right now, but not so bad that the hummingbirds aren’t able to make their rounds. The forecast here is for gusts of perhaps thirty miles per hour.

A few made a point to check on my son. Thanks even more for that. He is in Raleigh at North Carolina State University, about 2.5 hours east of where I am. He’s going to get a little more weather there, but I think the winds there will top out at around 40 mph. His dorm is like a fort, but I’m guessing he won’t spend the whole day in that fort.

I know a lot of the folks who read my silliness are along the east coast and in the path of this storm. Please take it seriously and let me know you came through alright…once the power comes back on.

If you would, please keep the folks living on the Outer Banks of NC in your thoughts today. There are a lot of good people living out there who are having a bad day. When you start planning your vacation for next summer, keep them in mind. They will be ready and you’ll be happy you went there.

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Excellent PSA. We’ll get the tail end of Irene sometime around 2am Monday morning and we’re just hoping it doesn’t hit water again before it arrives. We were in Halifax when Juan hit with a Cat 2 and it was nasty. Our thoughts are with you all in NC today. Keep safe.

Oma, I just got into Greensboro last weekend for my first degree course – it’s been pretty similar to Malaysian weather for the past few days but this hurricane thing is new to me, so I’m glad I’m situated inland. Good to know you’re doing okay. Take care.

I have several friends on the ‘coast’ of NYC. As the meteorologists have said – due to the amount of rain the NE has received this year, the ground is already saturated. Even winds of 30 – 70 mph could cause countless trees and power lines to topple.
Good to hear you are well inland and safe. May the same be true for those on the east side of Irene.

Glad to hear you and yours are surviving — everybody acts like a “little wind and rain” is nothing, but I know a hurricane of that size isn’t something to play with. I have family along the Gulf Coast, and I’ve heard first-hand what Katrina did. Batten down the hatches!

Glad to here the weather is missing your region. . “When you start planning your vacation for next summer, keep them in mind. They will be ready and you’ll be happy you went there” How thoughtful and what a really nice idea.

Have to wonder if God gave the devil a second chance and put in him charge of weather this year. Sheesh!

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Things are pretty bad here in southern CT. Almost everyone I know is without power. Fortunately, the Bubble came out better than most. The power lines are underground in our condo complex , so unless a transformer blows, we stay illuminated. As little as 1/4 mile away, however, trees have fallen on homes, across highways and side roads, and of course power lines. My parents live about 8 miles away, they lost power at 5:30am on Sunday and are not expected to get it back until Friday. Ditto for a friend just 2 miles away in the other direction. Needless to say, my freezer is now full from friiends trying to save the perishables. I’m also a popular destination for cell phone charging.